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Duke Special, a.k.a. Peter Wilson, is a Belfast artist with an unique sound, often referred to as ‘vaudeville’. His songs are shaped by an omnipresent piano, harps, brass, strings and - his trademark on stage - an old gramophone. The result are very romantic and passionate little hymns with the Duke’s soft vocals. A quite antique sound, but never old-fashioned.
Music was all he ever wanted to do. He learned piano as a child and sang traditional Irish songs in churches and community centres with his sisters. Soon he began writing his own songs and played in some local rock bands with little success.
Under his pseudonym ‘Duke Special’ he recorded two limited EPs (Lucky Me, My Villain Heart) and sold them at hundreds of concerts across Ireland, the UK and Germany. He supported Aqualung, Rufus Wainwright, Paddy Casey, Gemma Hayes, cDavid Ford, The Divine Comedy Snow Patrol and many others over the last years. More than 6,000 copies of the EPs were sold, and Duke re-released the two EPs as an album (Adventures in Gramophone). In 2005 the “Your Vandal”-EP was released.
Special credit must be given to his onstage partner Chip Bailey, who greatly amuses with self-made percussions formerly known as kitchenware.
Duke Special’s second album (and debut on V2 Records) Songs From The Deep Forest is out now and received very good reviews. A limited vinyl box set with six heavyweight 7” in a lovely wooden box is also available. The first single from the album was “Freewheel”.
Music was all he ever wanted to do. He learned piano as a child and sang traditional Irish songs in churches and community centres with his sisters. Soon he began writing his own songs and played in some local rock bands with little success.
Under his pseudonym ‘Duke Special’ he recorded two limited EPs (Lucky Me, My Villain Heart) and sold them at hundreds of concerts across Ireland, the UK and Germany. He supported Aqualung, Rufus Wainwright, Paddy Casey, Gemma Hayes, cDavid Ford, The Divine Comedy Snow Patrol and many others over the last years. More than 6,000 copies of the EPs were sold, and Duke re-released the two EPs as an album (Adventures in Gramophone). In 2005 the “Your Vandal”-EP was released.
Special credit must be given to his onstage partner Chip Bailey, who greatly amuses with self-made percussions formerly known as kitchenware.
Duke Special’s second album (and debut on V2 Records) Songs From The Deep Forest is out now and received very good reviews. A limited vinyl box set with six heavyweight 7” in a lovely wooden box is also available. The first single from the album was “Freewheel”.
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I Never Thought This Day Would Come
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My Villain Heart
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Lucky Me
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Last Night I Nearly Died
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Wake Up Scarlett
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No Cover Up
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Everybody wants a little something
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Salvation Tambourine
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Brixton Leaves
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Ballad of a broken man
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Sweet, Sweet Kisses
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Something Might Happen
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Slip of a girl
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This could be my last day
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Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
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lauramcdonald wrote:
Duke Special is one of the few who sound even better live, and tha's saying something in an age of voice overs, backing tracks, and "voice airbrushing". I'm an ammbassador for Duke. It's a Duke Special Christmas for all my friends and family. Give an album as a gift. Friends will love it and you are supporting a truly "gifted" artist as well.
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MrsRoot4 wrote:
greatly lovely music ♥
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SandimGetriebe wrote:
deserves more listeners and plays ...
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luckystoned wrote:
great artist with great lyrics
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oisin26 wrote:
He's a speaker of the irish language like me :-)
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jez_the_cheetah wrote:
OMG i love this guy! His music is absolutely amazing... Discovered him when i saw Mother Courage, and absolutely loved it! It was such a fresh take on what can be a boring play (only because it ends up being a little samey.)
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SilentPoet82 wrote:
Stop complaining about the bad taste of other people! Final round of the first season and the qualifying for the Rock Cup has just started! Join the Irish Rock League now an decide with your vote!
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SoundSystem25 wrote:
Hmm....his music is pretty good but I didn't really appreciate his constant presence in Mother Courage. It just didn't fit. But then I could always do the thing that everyone else does and blame the sound engineers...
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MorningGlory123 wrote:
Duke is a Glenman!
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fabnt wrote:
I'm going to see him tomorrow!!
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TheRhubarbTart wrote:
Duke is amazing, brilliant live! Brilliant in Vicar Street!
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fabnt wrote:
I love Duke special, and how he combines rock with orchestral instruments, and jazz =D He's exactly the kind of the musician i want to be when i grow up! So hes a big inspiration :)
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Maidenrugby wrote:
Duke Special is brilliant.
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smur89 wrote:
Group for irish bands like THIS at http://www.last.fm/group/Eclectic+Ireland ...gig atendees, photographers, journalists, bloggers, band members....
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lutin15 wrote:
I have tried to find his cds in mexico. I can't
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massibhoy wrote:
i 'm waitin for duke in italy
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amyjothewriter wrote:
I am so in love with this!!!
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MagnusK wrote:
Incredible artist. Thanks for the cool show in Munich, Duke!
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loughlin2 wrote:
saw duke special live last year they were great :-)
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DustedMusic wrote:
The new album is great. Reviewed at Dusted Music Review
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9 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/dukespecial
Join us at the National Theatre, London, where Duke Special is appearing in Mother Courage, for a series of short post-show gigs. Duke Special will be on stage at the Concert Pitch in the main foyer a. …
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